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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
7
An advertisement claims Raedesee Hood’s Sarsaparilla provides permanent cures for scrofula and skin conditions. The notice promotes the remedy as effective for various cutaneous complaints and emphasizes lasting results.
Aged 82 the Marquis of Donegal becomes a father after marrying a 22 year old daughter of Henry Twining of Halifax. The newborn boy will inherit the title though the estate has long suffered from past generations’ spending.
A youthful poet asks his father if he has read his ode to the pines. The old man replies he has not but hands him an axe and orders him to cut down several pines to repay a wooden debt of about ten cords.
A German firm places a 10 shilling bank note in every 500 bales of wool sent abroad as part of an advertising gimmick. The practice aims to entice buyers and boost sales while drawing attention to their merchandise.
An independent seed firm, D. M. Ferry & Co. of Detroit, grows from a small start to a national source for seeds. For nearly fifty years they have gained new customers while keeping old ones, with seed quality trusted to yield prosperous crops. The 1904 Seed Annual is offered free to readers for guidance in seed selection.
A brief dialogue notes clothing and faith, arguing that sending garments to nonbelievers conflicts with Scripture. The exchange frames concern about charitable acts versus doctrinal instruction and personal belief.
The speaker recalls arguing with Uncle Moses about a supposed place, which led to the uncle destroying the truck patch in one night after being convinced no such place existed. The tale highlights a feud sparked by belief and consequence.
Historical note reports that since 1852 over 26 000 convicts were sent to French Guiana with about 84 percent dying from disease hardship and lack of food.
A collage of humor and wry lines from several papers. Jests touch marriage, money, in laws, etiquette, and everyday foibles, with snippets about weddings and social norms from Yonkers to Chicago and Philadelphia. The jokes hinge on money mischief and domestic quirks.
Admiral Schley endorses Peruna the national catarrh remedy after a friend asked his opinion He notes Peruna is a favorite in his family and believes the remedy is effective The piece says many prominent figures publicly endorse Peruna and invites readers to obtain free literature from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co Columbus Ohio.
Eudoxus born 406 B C is noted as the first to explain planetary motion and to create a celestial map with planets and fixed stars marked. The piece also praises Bombay roads describing them as well built, macadamized, and smooth, noting India’s main thoroughfares.
An advertisement claims old sores ulcers and abscesses stem from polluted blood. It argues local washes only mask the issue while a plant based tonic purges toxins, rebuilds the system, and heals skin in time. The text promotes S S S as a guaranteed vegetable blood purifier and offers free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
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